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BARREL MAKING MACHINE. N0. 328,808. Patented Oct. 20, 1885.

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BARREL MAKING MACHINE.

Patented Oct. 20, 1885.

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BARREL MAKING MACHINE.

No. 328,808. Patented Oct. 20, 1885.

TUNETED Srnrns LEMON M. REED, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BARREL-MAKING MACHINE.

SPE Z A forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,808, dated October20,1885.

' Application filed July 14, 1885. Serial No. 171,572. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEMON M. REED, of Cleveland, in the county ofGuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Barrel-Making Machinery; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in barrel-making machines; and itconsists in certain features of construction, and in combination ofparts hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly insection, of my improved machine. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 isa side elevation of a small hand-machine. Figs. 4 and 5 are elevations,respectively, of spiders D and E. Figs. 6 and 7 are views inperspective, illustrating the jaws of the clamping devices. Fig. 8 is aView in perspective of reducing ring or bushing. Fig. 9 is a plan viewof the apparatus for elevaitng the table. Fig. 10 is a view inperspective of the device for holding the upper head, the head alsobeing shown in position.

A suitable frame-work for my machine may be constructed as follows: Aand A are upright posts set in pairs and embraced by and firmly securedto heavy sills A the respective sets of posts being connected bycross-pieces a and provided with suitable braces, as shown. The framemay be modified according to circumstances or the judgment of thebuilder; or an iron frame may be substituted, if preferred.

B are tubes that have external screw-threads, the latter incross-section being preferably of the rectangular variety. Suitablenuts, B, for engaging the threads of the tubes are set, respectively, inthe posts A. Pulleys b are mounted on the tubes,with an easy fit, sothat the threaded portions of the tubes may slide through the bore ofthe pulley-hub mounted thereon. Each pulley and tube is provided, theone with a spline and the other with a groove, arranged in the usualmanner, by

means of which the pulley and tube are made to turn together.

0 are screw-rods having engaging-nuts 0, set, respectively, in the postsA. The inner ends of these rods pass, respectively, through the tubes B.On the rods 0 are mounted the pulleys c, with the same arrangement ofgrooves and splines as aforesaid. The pulleys b and c are held endwiseby the hubs of the respective pulleys engaging at one end the respectivecontiguous posts and at the other end engaging the respective stops a,that are secured to the cross-pieces a. With this arrangement of parts,when a pulley is rotated the rod or tube on which such pulley is mountedis screwed in or out, according to the direction given to the pulley.

On the inner ends of the tube B are respectively mounted the spiders D,and on the inner ends of the rods 0 are respectively mounted the spidersE.

Suitable collars, c and 1/, arranged to sus tain the end-thrust of thescrews, are shrunk on the tubes B and rods 0, and set-screws and cengaging, respectively. grooves b and 0 to hold the respective spiderswhen the screws are backed out, by means of which the spiders are heldcndwise on the rods and tubes, but are free to revolve on theirrespective bearings.

The spiders D have broad arms I), with elongated holes D and cross-arms(Z with lateral holes d, and Vertical threaded holes that receive theset-screws d. The spidersE have short broad arms E, with elongated holesE and lateral arms 0 with lateral holes 0, the latter being of the samedimensions and distance from the axial bore as are the holes d.

When the parts are assembled, rods F pass throughtho holes (2 and e, andare fastened in one of the arms by a set-screwfor instance, at f-and arefree to slide through the other holes, and by means of these rods F thefour spiders are kept in line and made to turn together when theclamping device' is reversed.

The clamping device is as follows: Jaws Gr are secured to one of thespiders D, and jaws G are secured to the other spiders, D. These jawsare alike, except that the jaws G, at g,

hook over the outer edges, 9, of the jaws G, forming guides forthelatter. The jaws have flanges g at right angles to the plane of thejaws,and the flanges are secured,respectively, to the arms D, thesecuringbolts passing through the elongated holes D by means of whichthe jaws are adjustable toward or from each other. When the jaws arepressed togcther, as shown in Fig. 2, a circular opening is had in thecenter,corresponding in size with the external dimensions of a barrelnear the chine.

The jaws H and H are similar to the jaws G and G, except the former arelarger internally to correspond with the dimensions of j the barrel nearthe bulge, and are secured in pairs to the respective spiders E, in themanner just described.

I is a table that is notched to embrace the posts A, so that the latterserve as a guide for the vertical movement of the table.

Rods J, bent in the form shown in Fig. 9, and coupled by the bar j, havetheir axial ends j ournaled in boxes j, attached to the sills A One ofthese rods extends outside the sill, and has a hand-lever, K, mountedthereon, and secured by a set-screw, 70, by means of which the lever maybe adjusted.

By operating the lever K the table is raised until it strikes thedepending set-screw (Z and the lever is adjusted on the rod J, so thatthe spring-dog K engages the lever and holds the table in its elevatedposition, that, by means of the adjustment of the set-screw d is inproper position to receive the ends of the staves, and support thelatter centrally in the clamps. The clamps having been distended asuitable distance, the staves are placed in position therein, the staveshaving previously been dressed and the crozing cut. Small rods, L, passthrough holes in the jaws G. These rods are located on the same side ofthe respective jaws, and in the same 'ver-, tical plane. The inner endof the rods have a hook, Z, and the outer end a handle, Z. When theserods are shoved in, as shown in Fig. 6, the hook ends form abutments toset the first stave against and bring the same in avertical position.The second stave is held against the first, and the third against thesecond, and so on until the staves are all in position, after which thehook ends Z are turned in a vertical position and withdrawn from betweenthe staves. The central portion of the staves being broader than the endportions, there is always a sufficient space for the rods L to occupywhen the last stave is inserted. Next the pulleys c are set in motion inthe direction to close the jaws H and H, by means of which the stavesare brought in firm contact at the bulge. The lower head is nextinserted from the top of the barrel. A blocking, 1', is permanentlysecured to the table for the lower head to rest upon to bring the headNat a suitable height to enter the lower crozing. Next aboard, M, islaid across the top of the barrel. This board has ablocking,m, andpoints at that are pressed into the head N, by means of which the latteris suspended in position to enter the upper crozing. Next the pulleys bare set in motion,and thejaws G and G brought together, by means ofwhich the ends of the staves are bent and brought in position. The chine-hoops on the top end are next placed in position and driven home. Thetable I is then depressed, after which the clamping apparatus isreversed to bring the other end of the barrel uppermost to receive theother chinehoops. The respective pulleys are then given a reversedmovement to open the jaws, after which the barrel is removed and thebulge-hoops are placed in position while another barrel is being erectedin the clamps.

Bushing 0 may be used to reduce the size of the jaws suitable forreceiving smaller barrels, casks, 8m.

In Fig. 3 is shown a small hand-machine suitable for kegs, &c., in whichbut one set of jaws is used, and the screw for tightening the jaws isoperated by a crank. The opposite jaw is connected by a rod with thehand-lever P, that is secured in its upright position by the bail p.

When the jaws are loosened by backing the screw by means of thehand-lever, the jaws may be quickly opened wide to remove the workwithout resorting to the slow process of turning back the screw by hand.

A cheap machine can be constructed on this plan that is suitable forlight work.

What I claim is- 1. In a barrel-making machine, the,combination, with areversible clamping device for bending and compressing the staves toforma barrel, of an adjustable table for receiving the staves as thelatter are set in the clamp, a blocking connected with the table tosupport the barrel-head in position to enter the crozing, substantiallyas set forth.

2. In a barrel-making machine, a clamping device consisting of clampsfor engaging the barrel-staves near the chine, and clamps for engagingthe barrel-staves near the bilge, and suitable means for operating theclamping device, the said clamps being arranged with a common axial lineand made reversible to bring either end of the barrel uppermost,substantially as set forth..

- 3. In a barrel-making machine, the combination, with clamps forengaging the barrelstaves near the chines, said clamps being mounted onscrew-tubes, a clamping device for engaging the barrel-staves near thebilge, and mounted on screw-rods that pass through the said screw-tube,the said screw-tube and screw-rods having a common axial line, and theclamping devices being made reversible to bring either end of the barreluppermost, substantially as set forth.

4. In a barrel-making machine, the combination of shafts or rods,clamping-jaws secured to said shafts or rods and adapted to grasp thebarrel on opposite sides and be rotated in their bearings, and devicesfor moving said rods and the clamping-jaws, substantially as set forth.

5. In a barrel-making machine, the combination,with a clamping devicemade reversible on its axis, of a vertically-movable table and suitablemechanism foroperating the same, and

ing the jaws to the desired internal dimensions, substantially as setforth.

7. In a barrel-making machine, the combination, with clamping-jawsadapted to grasp the barrel on opposite sides, and devices for movingsaid jaws toward and away from each other, of a board provided withprojecting points and adapted to engage the head, said board beingadapted to rest on one end of the barrel or staves and hold the head inposition for engaging the crozing, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 2d day of July, 1885.

LEMON M. REED. WVitnesses:

CHAS. H. DORER, ALBERT E. LYNCH.

